The Trawler - January 2017

TTO OP PN NEEW WS S– – JJAANNUUAARRYY 22001177 COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES Wednesday, 25 January, 15:00-18:30 and Thursday, 26 January, 9:00-12:30 Room: Altiero Spinelli (ASP) A3E-2

H HIIG GH HLLIIG GH HTTS S ►Election of the Chair and 4 Vice-Chairs for the 2nd part of the 8th legislature ►Exchange of views on the priorities of the Maltese Presidency ►Vote on the FPA with the Cook Islands ►Endorsement of the result of interinstitutional negotiations on the European Data Collection Framework ►Debate on the Multi-annual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea ►Debate of the draft report “The status of fish stocks and the socio-economic situation of the fishing sector in the Mediterranean” ►Exchange of views on the 2017 work programme with the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA)

C CO ON NTTE EN NTT Words from the Chair On-going dossiers Delegated & implementing acts Studies & briefing notes Fisheries news AC meetings International meetings & events Partnership agreements Committee on Fisheries Calendar of PECH meetings

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Next Fisheries Committee meeting:

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Tuesday, 28 February, 9:00-12:30

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"Information on the state and development of the biomass of fish stocks managed by the CFP", 27 February 2017, 15.00 - 17.00

Monday, 27 February, 15:00-18:30 and

Next hearing:

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W WO OR RD DS S FFR RO OM M TTH HE EC CH HA AIIR R

Alain CADEC Chair of Committee on Fisheries

Dear colleagues, Dear friends,

I wish you an excellent year 2017! May it be a year of good health, happiness and success to us all!

We have entered the second half of our mandate. In the first half that started in June 2014, we significantly stepped up the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) with the adoption of such important legislative acts as the omnibus regulation on the landing obligation, the multi-annual management plan for the Baltic Sea or the Data Collection Framework (DCF) regulation. The agreements that the European Institutions reached on these dossiers contribute to the building of a solid foundation for a sustainable CFP. I would like once more to congratulate the rapporteurs and our negotiating teams on the outstanding results of their work.

We are also very well aware of the challenges we will be facing in 2017. First, we will further work on the development of multi-annual management plans and technical measures. We need to develop efficient and flexible tools for managing fisheries. Another fundamental issue is that of Brexit. The UK leaving the EU will have a particularly important impact on various aspects related to the fishing industry and different fisheries. Negotiations are going to be difficult.

I have faith in the goodwill of all the Members of our Committee, no matter which political family they come from. I also have confidence in the staff of the Secretariat and the political groups. Let us uphold this collegial and convivial spirit at our Committee during this New Year.

Alain CADEC

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O ONNG GO OIIN NG GD DO OS SS SIIE ER RS S Reports Conservation of fishery resources and protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures 2016/0074(COD) International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT): management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention Area 2016/0187(COD) Multi-annual plan for demersal stocks in the North sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks 2016/0238(COD) EU/Cook Islands Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and implementation Protocol 2016/0077(NLE) Management of the fishing fleets in the outermost regions 2016/2016(INI) The role of fisheries-related tourism in the diversification of fisheries 2016/2035(INI) Status of fish stocks and socio-economic situation of the fishing sector in the Mediterranean 2016/2079 (INI) Reports adopted in PECH awaiting 1st/2nd reading agreements Collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy. Recast 2015/0133(COD) Characteristics for fishing vessels. Recast 2016/0145 (COD) Sustainable management of external fishing fleets 2015/0289(COD) Opinions EU/Morocco Agreement: protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products, processed agricultural products, fish and fishery products and amending the EC/Morocco Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement 2015/0203(NLE) Discharge 2015: European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) 2016/2181(DEC)

Rapporteur

Type of procedure

PECH Committee vote

Plenary Session Vote

Mato

COD

22-23/03/2017

MAY I 2017

Mato

COD

22-23/03/2017

APR II 2017

Rodust

COD

21-22/06/2017

OCT II 2017

Ferreira

NLE

26/01/2017

FEB II 2017

Rodust

INI

22-23/03/2017

APR II 2017

Briano

INI

24-25/04/2017

MAY II 2017

Affronte

INI

22-23/03/2017

APR I 2017

Rapporteur

Type of procedure

PECH Committee vote

Plenary Session Vote

Affronte

COD

26/01/2017

MAR I 2017

Kuhn

COD

05/12/2016

MAR II 2017

Engstrรถm

COD

05/12/2016

FEB I 2017

Rapporteur

Type of procedure

PECH Committee vote

Commission

Van Dalen

NLE

TBC

INTA (TBC)

Engstrรถm

DEC

27-28/02/2017

CONT (23/03/2017)

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Vote au Fond

2015 discharge: EU general budget, European Commission 2016/2151(DEC) Financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union 2016/0282(COD) Space strategy for Europe 2016/2325(INI)

Cadec

DEC

25-26/01/2017

CONT (22/03/2017)

Iturgaiz

COD

22-23/03/2017

BUDG (TBC)

Serrão Santos

INI

24-25/04/2017

ITRE (22/06/2017)

*Note on procedures: COD: Ordinary legislative procedure; CNS: Consultation; INI: Own-Initiative; NLE: Non-legislative (incl. consent to international agreements); DEC: Discharge; BUD: Budget

D DEELLEEG GA ATTE ED DA AN ND D IIM MP PLLE EM ME EN NTTIIN NG GA AC CTTS S Procedure

Legal basis

Delegated act

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Deadline to object / request an extension

R REESSEEAARRCCHH FFRRO OM M TTH HE EP PO OLLIIC CY YD DEEPPAARRTTM ME EN NTT ‘‘B B’’:: REQUESTED:     

Regional ocean governance in Europe: the role of fisheries Sustainable blue growth in the EU and opportunities for small-scale fisheries Consequences of Brexit for the Common Fisheries Policy Training of fishers Landing obligation and choke species in mixed fisheries

PUBLISHED (SINCE 2014): CFP and fisheries management  The management of the fishing fleets in the outermost regions  Seafood Industry Integration in the EU  Socioeconomic role and environmental impact of recreational, subsistence, small-scale and other fisheries in European Union  Impact of fisheries partnership agreements in the development of employment in the EU and in Third countries  Markets of fisheries and aquaculture products: The added value chain and the role of promotion, labelling and consumer information  The discard ban and its impact on the MSY objective on Fisheries  Options of handling choke species in view of the EU landing obligation - the Baltic plaice example  Social and Economic impact of the penalty point system  A new technical measures framework for the new CFP (Workshop)  The landing obligation and its implications on the control of fisheries  The obligation to land all catches - consequences for the Mediterranean  Future of the “Almadraba” sector. Traditional and sustainable tuna fishing methods in the EU  Small scale fisheries and the zero discard target  Best practice on the use of rights based management to reduce discards in mixed fisheries  Infringement procedures and imposed sanctions throughout the EU  Criteria for allocating access to fishing in the EU  Alternative solutions for driftnet fisheries  The conflict between static gear and mobile gear in inshore fisheries  Inland fisheries and the CFP  IUU fishing and sanctions in the EU Ecologic Impact  Sardine fisheries: resource assessment and social and economic situation  Long-term economic and ecologic impact of larger sustainable aquaculture  The impact of oil and gas drilling accidents on EU fisheries  The use of FADs in tuna fisheries Stocks    

Situation of the clam (Tapes spp) fisheries sector in the EU Pelagic fisheries and the canning industry in Outermost Regions Sea bass stocks and conservation measures in the EU Characteristics of multi-specific fisheries in the EU

Structural Policy  Prospects for the development of tourism activities related to fishing External dimension  Fisheries management and the Arctic in the context of climate change Mission briefings  Fisheries in Thailand (mission 2016)  Fisheries in Norway (mission 2016)  Fisheries in Poland (mission 2016)  Fisheries in Galicia (mission 2016)  Fisheries in Azores/Réunion (missions 2015)  Fisheries in Germany (delegation 2014)

@ You can access the studies and other documents via this link

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FFIISSHHEERRIIEESS N NEEW WS S IIN NB BRRIIEEFF sea species and to report all catches (fish and vulnerable ecosystems).

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT News - Press service

MEPs ban deep-sea fishing below 800 meters in the North-East Atlantic Plenary Session (13/12/2016) A ban on fishing below a depth of 800 meters in the North-East Atlantic was backed by Parliament on Tuesday. This ban will apply to bottom trawling, which often wrecks sea bed habitats, and also restrict deep-sea fishing to the area where it took place between 2009 and 2011. Tougher checks at sea and transparent data collection rules will also apply.

"This deep-sea fishing regulation is highly symbolic. Deep-sea fishing is an economic activity which, besides its social function of providing jobs, also provides food and it has a strong environmental impact", said rapporteur Isabelle Thomas (S&D, FR). “We have won an agreement tailored to our priorities and all its aims�, she added.

Depth limits The new rules will set a depth limit of 800 metres, beneath which it will be illegal to fish. This will help protect the fragile vulnerable marine ecosystems of the deep sea bed.

The regulation also lays down separate rules to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) at depths below 400 metres. If a catch exceeds set amounts of VME indicator species, then the vessel will have to stop fishing immediately and resume only when it has moved at least five nautical miles away from where it encountered a VME.

EU member states will also be required to provide information on the location of vulnerable ecosystems (impact assessments) and the EU Commission will assess this data annually and adapt the footprint area accordingly (using implementing acts).

MEPs also included tougher checks at sea - 20% of EU vessels will need to have an observer (scientist) on board to ensure that timely and accurate data are collected.

Background information Technological progress in the 1980s and 1990s enabled new forms of fishing at previously unexplored depths, from several hundred to several thousand metres below the surface. But deep-sea ecosystems still remain largely unknown today. Some deep-sea fish species can live for a very long time (over a century in the case of the orange roughy), and some deep-sea corals can be thousands of years old. Very slow-growing and late-reproducing fish stocks are highly sensitive to overfishing. Vulnerable marine habitats (of corals or sponges, for example) are also particularly sensitive to some fishing methods.

In view of the threats to deep-sea stocks, and recognising the fragility of deep-sea ecosystems, various initiatives to promote more responsible deepsea exploitation have been taken, both globally (e.g. by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation) and at regional level (e.g. North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC).

Green light to reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak for Danish, Norwegian and Swedish vessels Plenary Session (14/12/2016) Parliament gave on Wednesday the green light to the agreement between the EU and Norway on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak area for vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. In a separate non-legislative resolution MEPs ask the Commission to immediately and fully inform them at all stages of the procedures related to the agreement and its renewal.

Fishing area covered by the new regulation The EU will restrict the North-East Atlantic "footprint" area, where deep-sea fishing is permitted, to that where deep-sea fishing took place in 2009-2011. This rule will apply to vessels targeting deep-sea species; i.e. those whose deep-sea species catch makes up more than 8% of the total on at least one fishing trip during the year.

MEPs gave their consent to the new agreement, which maintains the exclusive access granted to vessels from Denmark, Norway and Sweden to each other's waters outside four nautical miles from the baselines. It also ensures continued reciprocal access for the two member states and Norway to the respective waters of the other parties in the Skagerrak and Kattegat area.

Data collection, transparency, observers on board MEPs also inserted stronger transparency safeguards, by including obligations to provide public information on EU vessels targeting deep-

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The agreement will remain in force until 1 January 2022. If none of the parties terminates it, the agreement will then remain in place for additional six-year periods thereafter, provided that notice of termination has not been given at least one year before the expiration of any such six-year period.

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION News - Press service Agriculture and Fisheries Council (12/12/2016) Press release - Outcome of Council meeting

Parliament gave its consent to the agreement by 670 votes to 28 with 7 abstentions.

The Council reached a political agreement on a regulation concerning the 2017 catch limits for the main commercial fish stocks in the Atlantic, the North Sea and international fisheries in which EU vessels participate.

Renewal and reciprocity In an accompanying non-legislative resolution MEPs ask the Commission to immediately and fully inform them at all stages of the procedures related to the agreement and its renewal, adding that “access to the internal market for any third country must build on reciprocity, and that in the case of Norway any customs duties on food products, including fisheries products, from the EU must be in conformity with the Agreement on the European Economic Area�.

Thanks to the Council decision, the number of fish stocks managed at MSY levels will increase next year to 44 and the positive trend concerning stocks within safe biological limits will be strengthened. The agreement also tackles the question of choke species in mixed fisheries by providing elements of flexibility.

The agreement will apply as from 1 January 2017.

Background information An Agreement on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak and Kattegat areas between Denmark, Norway and Sweden was signed on 19 December 1966 and entered into force on 7 August 1967. On 29 July 2009, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry formally informed the Danish authorities, the Depositary Government of the Agreement, that they wished to terminate the Agreement with a formal denunciation in accordance with Article 3(3) of the Agreement.

Consequently, the 1966 Agreement expired on 7 August 2012.

In light of more recent developments in international fisheries law and, in particular, with the introduction of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982 and the UN Fish Stocks Agreement of 1995, Norway considered that the existing agreement was not in conformity with the current provisions of the Law of the Sea and was particularly concerned with regard to the provisions on control.

The new Agreement was signed on 15 January 2015.

It maintains the exclusive access granted to vessels from Denmark, Norway and Sweden to each other's waters outside four nautical miles from the baselines. It ensures continued reciprocal access for the two member states and Norway to the respective waters of the other parties in the Skagerrak area, whilst at the same time, ensuring sound conservation and management measures for fisheries in the area.

2017 fishing opportunities in the North East Atlantic: Council agreement Deep-sea fishing: Council adopts regulation on 2017-18 TACs and quotas The Council adopted a Council Regulation based on Art. 43(3) TFEU, fixing the fishing opportunities for certain deep-sea stocks in the Union and international waters of the North-East Atlantic for the upcoming two years (14623/16, statements in ADD 1).

The regulation fixes the total allowable catch (TAC) of fish from the following stocks: deep-sea sharks (unavoidable by-catch only), black scabbardfish, roundnose grenadier, alfonsino, red seabream and greater forkbeard.

Fishing opportunities for the Black Sea in 2017 The Council agreed on the fishing opportunities for the main commercially fish stocks in the Black Sea in 2017. This decision affects Bulgaria and Romania.

In particular, the Council decided to confirm the Commission proposal to allow a roll-over of the 2016 total allowable catches (TACs) into 2017.

The catch limits for 2017 are therefore set at 11 475 tonnes for sprat (Sprattus sprattus) and 86.4 tonnes for turbot (Psetta maxima).

The agreement is based on the best available scientific advice and the principles of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).

Black Sea fisheries: Council decides on 2017 catch limits

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allowable catches for the main SEAFO species, based on scientific advice.

Agriculture and Fisheries Council (23/01/2017) Press release The Presidency presented its work programme and priorities in the areas of agriculture and fisheries. In fisheries the Presidency will work towards the adoption of a number of key legislative texts, including various multi-annual plans, external fishing fleets and technical measures.

Regrettably however, it failed to adopt binding measures to ban gillnets, direct deep-water shark fishing and shark finning. The European Commission, which had tabled the bans, regrets this missed opportunity to combat nonsustainable fishing practices, and strongly encourages action in these areas as a way to push for the protection of the ecosystem.

Fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea: Council adopts amendment to regulation The Council adopted a Council regulation amending the 2017 fixing fishing opportunities for the Baltic Sea (5117/17).

The amendment introduces an exemption from the seasonal closure for Western Cod for vessels smaller than 15 metres, except pair trawling vessels, which are equipped with a vessel's monitoring system in accordance with article 9(2) of Regulation 1224/2009, in areas where the water depth is less than 20 meters.

The Council agreed on 2017 total allowable catches (TACs) for the ten commercially most important fish stocks in the Baltic Sea on 10 October 2016.

The agreement included an increase in catches for herring (except in the Gulf of Riga), plaice, and salmon (except in the Gulf of Finland), a smaller increase for sprat and no increase for salmon in the main basin.

The following reductions were also agreed on: 25% for Eastern cod, -56% for Western cod including bag limit provisions for recreational fisheries, -11% for herring in the Gulf of Riga and -20% for salmon in the Gulf of Finland.

A second SEAFO performance review found that the organisation was well structured to deal with fisheries management in its waters, participants heard.

SEAFO is a regional fisheries management organisation aiming to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of the fishery resources in the shared waters of the South East Atlantic Ocean. Members include Angola, the European Union, Japan, Korea, Namibia, Norway and South Africa.

Seafood: Investigation into EU consumers' attitudes shows sustainable supply is essential (13/01/2017) The majority of Europeans say they eat fish because its healthy. Fish consumption is increasing, with 42% Europeans eating fish/aquaculture products at least once a week at home. This underlines the need to ensure sustainable supply of fish to the EU market.

A new Eurobarometer survey on EU consumer choices regarding fishery and aquaculture products reveals that people in the EU eat seafood quite regularly, although how far people live from the sea plays a role in how often they eat fish.

Next meeting:

Agriculture and Fisheries Council (06/03/2017) LINK

For seafood, there is a strong preference for regional, national and European origin (80%). The majority of consumers indicated that they like to try new products and species, which shows the importance and potential of diversified sourcing.

Reducing import dependency by developing sustainable fishing and aquaculture in the EU is again emphasised. 68% of consumers indicated that they would eat more fish if the prices were lower.

EUROPEAN COMMISSION News - Press service SEAFO improves fisheries monitoring in the South East Atlantic but stops short of banning non-sustainable fishing practices (06/12/2016) The 13th annual meeting of South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) ended on 2 December in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

SEAFO members adopted an EU proposal to upgrade the system of fisheries monitoring and compliance. The meeting also adopted total

People mainly buy their seafood at the supermarket, and they look first at its appearance, then at its price and origin. Europeans trust the content of labels, especially when the information

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€500 million in 2013. Forecasts for 2016 remain positive.

provided is required by law. 66% think the information on products is clear and easy to understand, showing that EU labelling rules are working.

The EU fleet's gross value added, i.e. the contribution of the fish catching sector to the economy through wages and gross profit, amounted to €3.7 billion in 2014. This represents an 11% increase on the previous year. Average salaries in the EU fleet also increased during the period of analysis. Fuel consumption and fuel use intensity decreased significantly, as a result of the more efficient way in operating many EU fleets.

The survey findings are largely confirmed in a new study by EUMOFA, the Commission's European market observatory for fisheries and aquaculture products. The study, which looked into retailers' strategies and national campaigns promoting seafood consumption, notes the growing importance of farmed seafood products in the EU market, given the need for retailers to ensure a stable supply. The analysis also finds that various categories of consumers show common attitudes and behaviours across Member States, highlighting the potential for reinforcing the EU internal market for fishery and aquaculture products.

The improved economic situation is evident as more and more fish stocks are being fished sustainably. That is, in line with Maximum Sustainable Yield, allowing the fishing industry to take the highest amount of fish from the sea while keeping fish stocks healthy.

More information  Eurobarometer  EUMOFA study

The 2016 Annual Economic report, based on data provided by national authorities, is the result of combined work by economic experts from the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee of Fisheries (STECF), the Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Commission's Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE).

New report confirms positive economic trends in EU fishing fleet (19/01/2017) The economic performance of the EU fleet improved significantly again in 2014, according to the latest Annual Economic Report, published today. Between 2008 and 2014, the EU fleet moved from a loss-making position in 2008 to registering record-high net profits of €770 million in 2014 – up from

More information  Report  Infographics

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M MEEEETTIINNG GS SO OFF TTH HE EA ADDVVIISSO OR RY YC CO OU UN NC CIILLS S RAC

DATE

PLACE

TYPE

BS AC NS AC MED AC

31/01/2017 08/02/2017 21-22/02/2017

Warsaw Paris Rome

NS AC NWW AC PEL AC NS AC NS AC BS AC

23/02/2017 28/02/2017 28/02/2017 02/03/2017 09/03/2017 09/03/2016

Edinburgh Paris The Hague Paris The Hague Hamburg

MED AC

27-28/03/2017

Malta

ExCom WG FG, WG1, GA, Elective Assembly WG ExCom, WG, FG WG I and II, ExCom FG Ex Com BSAC-BALTFISHEFCA Workshop WG1, FG

PEL AC

25/04/2017

Dublin

WG I and II, ExCom

Main issues Demersal Western Mediterranean, Technical measures Ecosystem

Technical Regulation Implementation of the Landing Obligation MAP and demersal LO, Western Mediterranean, Strait of Sicily

Abbreviations:

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NWW AC: North Western Waters Advisory Council (link) PEL AC: Pelagic Advisory Council (link) NS AC: North Sea Advisory Council (link) MED AC: Advisory Council for the Mediterranean (link) SWW AC: South Western Waters Advisory Council (link) LD AC: Long Distance Fleet Advisory Council (link) BS AC: Baltic Sea Advisory Council (link) MIRAC: ICES/AC meeting (link) GA: General Assembly, ExCom: Executive Committee, WG: Working Group, FG: Focus Group

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M MAAIINN IINNTTEERRNNAATTIIO ON NA ALL M MEEEETTIINNG GS SA AN ND DE EVVEENNTTSS

Last update from December 2016

REGIONAL FISHERIES ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS Date

Organisation

Type of meeting

Venue

March 2017 29-30

EU+GFCM

TBC

UN: Informal consultations of States Parties to the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement UN

27/03 - 7/04

Ministerial Conference on sustainable fisheries in the Mediterranean

Malta

BBNJ: Preparatory Committee established by General Assembly resolution 69/292:

New York

Development of an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction: Third session

April 2017 May 2017 TBC

Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) OECD UN

Annual Meeting

Indonesia

Committee on Fisheries(COFI) UN Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans (ICP) and the Law of the Sea: 18th meeting

TBC New York

TBC

SIOFA

UN

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NASCO

Annual Meeting United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and Sustainably Use the Oceans, Seas and Marine Resources for Sustainable Development West Greenland Commission + Annual meeting Meeting of States Parties to the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea , Twenty-seventh Meeting (SPLOS)

Mauritius

5-9

10-12/05 15-19/05

June 2017

12-16

UN

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Sweden Falkenberg New York

FFIISSHHEERRIIEESS P PAARRTTNNEERRSSHHIIPP A AG GR RE EE EM ME EN NTTS S COUNTRY

INDIAN OCEAN

WEST AFRICA

MIXED AGREEMENTS

Mauritania

JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING Date 15-17/11/2016 extraordinary JC Second half 2017 Q1 2017

Location Nouakchott

Morocco Senegal Guinea Bissau Greenland

14/07/2018 19/11/2019 23/11/2017 31/12/2020

APR 2017

Cape Verde Ivory Coast Gabon

22/12/2018 30/06/2018 23/07/2016

MAR/APR 2017

Ghana

N.A.

Liberia Equatorial Guinea São Tomé and Principe Comoros

8/12/2020 N.A.

Madagascar

31/12/2018

Mauritius

27/01/2017

Mozambique Seychelles

No protocol in force 17/01/2020

Early 2017

Seychelles

Mayotte

19/05/2020

JUN 2017

Seychelles

NEGOTIATIONS SESSIONS FORECAST

Date

Location

Bruxelles Dakar Q1 2017

TBC

Early 2017 (TBC) 1st half 2017 (TBC)

Libreville

Q1 2017 (TBC) Early 2017 (TBC)

Brussels

Q1 2017 (TBC) Q1 2017 (TBC)

Brussels (TBC)

Nuuk, Greenland

Early 2017 (TBC)

MAY 2017 (TBC)

TBC

Brussels

23/05/2018 31/12/2016 MAR 2017

Madagascar

TBD

(Access agreement for Seychelles flagged vessels in EU waters)

Tanzania Kenya

PACIFIC

EXPIRATION DATE OF CURRENT PROTOCOL 15/11/2019

Cook Islands

No agreement / protocol No agreement / protocol 13/10/2020

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C CO OM MP PO OS SIITTIIO ON NO OFF TTHHEE C CO OM MM MIITTTTE EE EO ONN FFIISSHHEERRIIEESS BUREAU Chair 1st Vice-Chair 2nd Vice-Chair

Mr Alain CADEC Ms Linnéa ENGSTRÖM Mr Jarosław Leszek WAŁĘSA

3rd Vice-Chair 4th Vice-Chair

Mr Werner KUHN Ms Renata BRIANO

COORDINATORS EPP S&D ALDE Greens/EFA

ECR GUE/NGL EFDD ENF

MATO ADROVER Gabriel SERRÃO SANTOS Ricardo MARINHO E PINTO António ENGSTRÖM Linnéa COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES FULL MEMBERS

VAN DALEN Peter FERREIRA João HOOKEM Mike GODDYN Sylvie

SUBSTITUTE MEMBERS

AFFRONTE Marco

IT

Greens/EFA

BILBAO BARANDICA Izaskun

ES

ALDE

AGUILERA GARCÍA Clara Eugenia

ES

S&D

BLANCO LÓPEZ José

ES

S&D

BRIANO Renata

IT

S&D

CAPUTO Nicola

IT

S&D

CADEC Alain

FR

EPP

CHRISTENSEN Ole

DK

S&D

COBURN David

GB

EFDD

DUNCAN Ian

GB

ECR

CORBETT Richard

GB

S&D

FINCH Raymond

GB

EFDD

DODDS Diane

GB

NI

GARDINI ELISABETTA

IT

EPP

ENGSTRÖM Linnéa

SE

Greens/EFA

GIESEKE Jens

DE

EPP

FERREIRA João

PT

GUE/NGL

HAZEKAMP Anja

NL

GUE/NGL

GODDYN Sylvie

FR

ENF

HEUBUCH Maria

DE

Greens/EFA

HOOKEM Mike

GB

EFDD

HOC Czesław

PL

ECR

HUDGHTON Ian

GB

Greens/EFA

JADOT Yannick

FR

Greens/EFA

ITURGAIZ Carlos

ES

EPP

KELLY Séan

IE

EPP

KUHN Werner

DE

EPP

LEBRETON Giles (tbc)

FR

ENF

MARINHO E PINTO António

PT

ALDE

LOPE FONTAGNÉ Verónica

ES

EPP

MATERA Barbara

IT

PPE

MCAVAN Linda

GB

S&D

MATO ADROVER Gabriel

ES

EPP

MILLÁN MON Francisco José

ES

EPP

NI RIADA Liadh

IE

GUE/NGL

MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR Cláudia

PT

EPP

NICOLAI Norica

RO

ALDE

PAKSAS Rolandas

LT

EFDD

RODUST Ulrike

DE

S&D

SÂRBU Daciana Octavia

RO

S&D

SCHREIJER-PIERIK Annie

NL

EPP

SASSOLI David-Maria

IT

S&D

SERNAGIOTTO Remo

IT

ECR

SENRA RODRÍGUEZ María Lidia

ES

GUE/NGL

SERRÃO SANTOS Ricardo

PT

S&D

TORVALDS Nils

SV

ALDE

THOMAS Isabelle

FR

S&D

TOMAŠIĆ Ruža

HR

ECR

VAN DALEN Peter

NL

ECR

WAŁĘSA Jarosław Leszek

PL

EPP

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N NEEXXTT FFIISSHHEERRIIEESS C CO OM MM MIITTTTE EE EM MEEEETTIINNG GS S 2017  Monday, 27 February, 15:00-18:30  Tuesday, 28 February, 9:00-12:30  Wednesday, 22 March, 9:00-12:30  Wednesday, 22 March, 15:00-18:30  Thursday, 23 March, 9:00-12:30  Monday, 24 April, 15:00-18:30  Tuesday, 25 April, 9:00-12:30  Tuesday, 25 April, 15:00-18:30  Tuesday, 30 May, 15:00-18:30  Wednesday, 21 June, 9:00-12:30  Wednesday, 21 June, 15:00-18:30  Thursday, 22 June, 9:00-12:30  Wednesday, 12 July, 9:00-12:30  Wednesday, 12 July, 15:00-18:30  Thursday, 13 July, 9:00-12:30  Monday, 4 September, 15:00-18:30  Monday, 25 September, 15:00-18:30  Monday, 9 October, 15:00-18:30  Tuesday, 10 October, 9:00-12:30  Tuesday, 10 October, 15:00-18:30  Monday, 20 November, 15:00-18:30  Tuesday, 21 November, 9:00-12:30  Tuesday, 21 November, 15:00-18:30  Tuesday, 28 November, 9:00-12:30  Tuesday, 28 November, 15:00-18:30

USEFUL LINKS @ EP Committee on Fisheries link @ DG MARE (European Commission) link @ Maltese Presidency of the Council link @ FAO Fishery and Aquaculture link @ ICES International Council for the Exploration of the Sea link

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